U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 9-10, 2014

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Lot #619
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1899 Boer War, incoming mail from Sweden to Transvaal, with boxed “Stopped by Censor/Return to Sender” handstamp applied on arrival (very early usage of this handstamp in March 1899, possibly earliest known date), also with Non-reclame handstamp and censor label, returned back to Sweden in 1900, rare usage and origin of the scarce handstamp on mail originating in Scandinavia
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Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #620
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1901 Boer War, Prisoner of War mail, two covers to St. Helena, each with censor markings, fine-v.f.
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Lot #621
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1901 ERI 1/2p on 2p surcharge (8), all tied by Johannesburg 13 Aug 1901 cds on registered cover to Spain, with Passed by Censor 1901/Ferguson, Capt. handstamp, scarce commercial registered to Spain
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Lot #622
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Hungary, postal stationery card tied by Budapest Oct 30 1901 cds to Pretoria with triangle censor on arrival and Pretoria arrival pmks on both sides
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Lot #623
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1901 cover franked with 2 1/2p, used from Johannesburg to Libau, Russia, with censor handstamp and arrival pmk on back, cover wear, uncommon destination
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Lot #624
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1902 (2 Mar) APO cover from Elandsfontein to Beirut, Syria, red London transit alongside, minor cover faults, rare Boer War usage to the Middle East
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Lot #625
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1902 Boer War, commercial registered cover with VRI 1/2p and 6p sent Aug 1901 from Pretoria to Luxembourg, with Pretoria triangle censorship, various transit and arrival pmks. A rare usage to Luxembourg during the Boer period
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Lot #626
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1902 ERI 1p tied by Germiston cds on cover to Geneva, Switzerland with pink censor label tied by censor triangle and “T/15 centimes” due, Swiss 10c and 20c due stamps applied and tied on arrival on front
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